Knee Board decisions

The Board has determined that the Veteran's left knee disability is not related to service and was not caused or aggravated by his service-connected right knee disability. Therefore, the claim for service connection for a left knee disability is denied.

The Veteran's TDIU claim was granted as his combined service-connected disability rating is sufficient to meet the schedular criteria for a TDIU, and he is unemployable due to his right knee disability.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining medical records and scheduling an examination to assess the severity of his service-connected left knee disability.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for additional development, including obtaining private medical records and scheduling a VA examination to evaluate his knees. The claims will be reviewed by the AOJ.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's right ear hearing loss is likely related to his military service, and thus grants service connection for this condition. The issue of entitlement to service connection for a right knee disability remains pending.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a current right knee, right ankle, left knee, or left ankle disorder and therefore cannot establish service connection for these conditions.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a current diagnosis of a right hip disability and therefore, service connection for this condition is denied.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded to arrange a hearing at the RO nearest her residence. The issues of entitlement to higher initial disability ratings for limited motion of the right knee and right knee instability are pending.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss is found to be at least as likely as not related to active service, and the claim for service connection for this condition is granted.

The Board has determined that additional development is needed to determine the Veteran's service in the Republic of Vietnam and to obtain relevant medical records. The claims will be remanded for these purposes.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including hearing loss and PTSD, were denied. The Board found that the evidence did not support a finding of in-service noise exposure or stressors sufficient to establish service connection.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for lower back disorder, right knee disorder, and left knee disorder. The effective date of service connection for PTSD was granted on August 23, 2012.

The Veteran's claims for clothing allowances due to wear and tear caused by back braces and left knee braces have been denied as the Veteran is not service connected for these conditions.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a current low back or left knee disability, and therefore service connection for these conditions is denied.

The Veteran's claim for PTSD was denied as there is no causal nexus between the claimed in-service stressor and his current psychiatric symptoms.,His left knee disability has been rated at 50% based on chronic pain and slight instability.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's low back and knee disabilities are not service-connected.,The evidence does not establish a direct relationship between the current low back and knee conditions and active service.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for her bilateral knee and ankle disabilities were denied as the evidence did not show that her conditions warranted higher ratings under VA rating criteria.

The Veteran's claims for hypertension, kidney disease, diabetes mellitus, left hip disability, and right knee disability have all been granted.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claimed low back, right knee, left knee, and hemorrhoid disabilities are not related to his active service. The evidence does not support a finding of in-service incurrence or aggravation of these conditions.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's right and left knee disabilities did not have their onset in service or are otherwise related to service, thus denying his claims for service connection.